i have a 10 mo old baby and i breastfeed how can i get her to quit biting me she has 8 teeth it hurts?

Question

everytime i feed her she eats well for a while then she starts to play and she bites me so i put her down to play then she decides to eat again

Answer 1

I know what you're going through :-( and it can be very frustrating.
My almost 8 month old was doing similar and I'd have to agree with some of the previous answers that she is probably playing. I did a little of both waiting until she was actually hungry and saying "No Bite" firmly (no need to yell) Don't smile or giggle or give a big reaction when she does it as this seemed to encourage mine in the behavior for a while. She giggled when I would "Owie!" and kept doing it. When she did taking her off breast for 5-10 minutes before offering again seemed to work. If she continued to bite I took the hint she was not that hungry and waited an hour or so. She very rarely nips now and when she does there is usually some reason like distraction or just not very hungry. Just be consistent and she will get the idea soon
GOOD LUCK :-)

Also I think people should answer the question asked. When someone is asking for help breastfeeding and asks simply how to get her baby to not bite "Stop breastfeeding" is NOT an appropriate answer. Please take your judgment elsewhere.

Answer 2

I had the same problem. My best recommendation is that when she bites, say, "OW!" or "NO!" loudly...The point is to startle her, and give her a moment of discomfort, so that she will connect her biting with her moment of discomfort.

Then, as other answerers have said, stop feeding her...if she has time to play, then she must not be very hungry.

FYI, it was also at about 10 months that I stopped breast feeding my daughter, except at night time. By now, she should be starting on solid foods, so she shouldn't need as much breast milk as she did when she was young. I got much fewer bites from my daughter at night, as she was too sleepy most of the time to try to play...You might look at changing how much and when you're feeding her.

Answer 3

never breast fed never had a baby . but I heard once the mom just moved baby away from the nipple and said no bite then put the baby back to nurse eventually he learnedto stop bitting
. When i was a baby i bite so hard my mom put me on a bottle then i bit the nippleoff the bottle so i went from breast to cup. I really hope there won't be karma when i have a child!

Answer 4

First, please keep breastfeeding!

The current guidelines by the AAP say AT LEAST one year and WHO guidelines say at least two years is desirable. Some babies are born with a tooth so getting a tooth is NOT a signal to stop breastfeeding.

Also, at 10 months, your baby may become scared or confused if you react loudly and/or angrily. Also, the opposite is a risk, your baby may like your reaction and do it again!

Of course, yelping is a natural reaction and give yourself a break if you do automatically cry out...but try to avoid it if you can!

If your baby bites, simply stop nursing. You can calmly say something like, "Oh, you aren't hungry right now?" Or, "Oh, you don't want to nurse right now?"

Then hand the baby something appropriate to chew, like a teething toy or age-appropriate biscuit.

Your baby will soon learn that biting stops the enjoyable nursing and that toys and biscuits are for biting, not mommy!

KellyMom also suggests trying to determine the reason for the biting (teething, bored and no longer hungry, distracted, not properly latching, trying to get attention) and then responding appropriately (see link below).

Answer 5

don't be round for the period of sunlight hours if conceivable, or be outdoors the position you won't be able to breastfeed. attempt giving her extra milktype products. (Cowmilk or form milk), fairly formerly bedtime. also strengthen the food food to 5 circumstances an afternoon. 8:am breakfast, 10:30 am fruitjuice (if conceivable clean made). 12:30 lunch, 16:00 yoghurt or a small snack 19:30 dinner. between the mealse, provide her a lot of water, milk or different determination to drink. Your milk will be adequate for her in the course of the evening. My toddler is 13 months previous and nonetheless is waking up each 2 hours for the period of evening. sturdy success..

Answer 6

Ouch! I have a 19 month old girl, and she has all her teeth, and she's still breastfeeding. She learned very quickly that if she bit me, I would scream and say "OW!" and push her off me. You have to show them it really hurts and make a big deal of it, otherwise they will think you are just playing.

At 10 months, she is old enough to understand. Tell her "NO BITING MAMA!"

Answer 7

I BF for a minimum of a year and the last one for 2 years until she was ready to stop. Wait until she is really hungry. If she is stopping to play then she is just 'snacking'. When she bites you, say NO and take her off immediately. First time my oldest one bit me, it hurt and I hollered loud enough to startle him. I think it happened one other time...so that was my solution with the other kids ;) Good luck...I know I cried each time I weaned them.

Answer 8

Keep putting her down if she bites. Tell her sternly "no biting" when it happens. She'll get the idea that if she bites, she can't nurse for a while.

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/older-baby/biting.html

Answer 9

each time she bites put her down and say "ouch, that hurts when you do that"

Dont pick her up for ten minutes. Then try again if she bites again put her back down and do this until she stops.

Answer 10

You have to say No, when she does that and dislatch her from you breast. My 2 years old gets jealous of the baby, he insisted to be breast fed like his 9 month old brother, I have to wean both of them off, I actually put tiger bum on my nipple, so it's too spicy for them to eat, and they finally gave up.